I love watching these comparisons.

Keyboard magazine used to have the "War of the Clonewheels" every so often...compared them to a real B-3, or A-100.

"Live", with a Leslie right behind you, the B-3 really has no equal.

I play one several times a month, at a little jam session...it's wonderful.

However, because of price, maintenance, weight (Yikes!), it is generally much more practical for the gigging musician to use a clonewheel.

Using the B-3 is similar to using a Rhodes...neither can be equalled for tactile feedback and sheer quality, but, the number of people actually gigging with them is probably small.

I played the C1...very good emulation with an excellent Leslie sim...would make a great substitute.

I also like Hammond's XK-1 a lot...very nice sim too.

I have no problem with using a clonewheel.

Ian